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MILLARID F. FIELD AND CHARLES I). LANNING, 035 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO AMERICAN WARP BRA'WING MACHINE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 3, 1919.

Application filed March 6, 1905. Serial Ho. Qfifififi.

lVarp-Uniting Mechanism, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

()ur invention consists in improvements in thread uniting machines and more particu larly machines for uniting the free ends of one series of warp threads to those of another.

Uur invention will be best understood by reference to the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show one specific embodiment thereof, submitted for illustrative purposes, while its scope will be more particulariy pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings,

Figure l is a front view of the machine in which we illustrate one embodiment of our invention, the parts thereof being broken away to save space;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the warp uniting devices upon the traveling carriage shown on a larger scale than that employed .in Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is a detail in partial section showing the selecting and separating member.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the parts shown in Fig. 2;

Figs. 4 and 5 show different positions of the cams operating the thread drawing mechanism Figs. 6 and 7 show th severing mechanism in front elevation and end view re spectively Fig. 8 a detail of the cam which operates the severing mechanism;

Figs. 9 and 10 show two positions of the thread drawing mechanism;

Figs. 11, 12 and 13 show different posi tions of the thread positioning mechanism;

Fig. 14 an end view of Fig. 13;

Fig. 15, a detail of the cam which operates the reciprocating rubbing pad;

Fig. 16 is a plan view of th carriage shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 17 is an end view of the machine as shown in Fig; 1, looking from the right;

Fig. 18, an end View of the warp carriage feeding mechanism looking from the left in Fig. 1;

Figs. 19 and 20, are end and side elevations respectively, of the dilferential feeding mechanism for one warp carriage, which mechanism is iocated at the right in Fig. 1,

Figs. 21 and 22 are end View and side ele vations, respectively, of the diflerential feeding mechanism. for the remaining warp carriage, which mechanism is located at the left in Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of our inventionwhich we have herein disclosed, the threads of the two warps are held distended, parallelly arranged and opposite each other, and the uniting mechanism is caused to travel between them for the purpose of progressively actino thereon. It is of course, to be understood that the movement of the uniting mechanism and the ditierential movements of the warps, to be subsequently eX- plained, are required. to be relative only, and that the identity of the stationary element and the movable element is immaterial except as to simplicity of construction.

In the machine illustrated each series of warp threads is carried in a frame or carriage supported by the two hangers a, a (Fig. 1)'depending from the .rods a a, movable on the rollers a a and having thereby a limited movement for purposes of adjustment lengthwise the machine.

The rollers a a are journa-led in the branched frame members I) carried at the opposite extremities ofthe bed piece B of the machine, the latter being supported upon suitable standards B.

While certain features of the invention have application to machines adapted for purposes other than warp uniting the principal use of the illustrated embodiment of the invention is to oin the thread ends of an old warp which has been in the loom to those of anew warp. And while certain features of the invention may be usefully employed in joining the ends of either a leased or an unleasedwarp, the mechanism herein described is particularly adapted to meet the requirements in the case of commercial warps where crosswise or transverse sections of the warps, held between clamps or other holding devices in unleased relation and with the threads-substantially parallel but normally irregularly spaced, are required to be united.

Referring to the warp uniting machine herein illustrated, the two warp rolls one with the old warp as it has been withdrawn from the loom with its attached harness and reed through which the threads are drawn, and the other one with the new warp, are supported adjacent the machine on opposite sides thereof by means not shown, but which may consist of separate frames or attachments to the Warp frames of the machine. The two thread holding frames are substantially similar. In each case and on each side of the machine the entire series of threads passes from the warp beam or roll to the gripper bar a upward and toward the center of the machine, over suitable thread separating devices and downward and outward to a second gripper bar (not shown) carried in the clamp pieces a (Fig. 17). The upper gripper bar is adjustably mounted to hold the threads distended under suitable tension, and, when in position and thus held, the two crosswise warp sections are held stretched in a general parallel relation to each other and parallel to the line of movement of the thread uniting mechanism which travels lengthwise the machine. The lower gripper bar a has a relatively unyielding grip while the upper bar has a relatively yielding grip, so that when acted upon by the thread drawing mechanism the loose ends, which are held by the upper gripper bar will yield to the tension of the drawing mechanism and are free to be drawn into any desired position.

The upper gripper bar carried in the clamp pieces a is of similar construction to the lower gripper bar a differing only in that its hold upon the warp threads is not so tight but that the threads may slip through the same when pulled by the thread drawing mechanism, thereby providing the nec-' essary slack while leaving the thread end still held by the clamp. The upper gripper bar may be, if desired, similar to or corresponding in'function to the upper gripper disclosed in the patent to Sherman at al., No. 255,038.

Inthe operation of the machine the uniting mechanism is carried by the traveling carriage C (Fig. 2) lengthwise the machine and on suitable guides between the two opposing banks of threads. The carriage is fed at the desired speed by means of the lead screw 0 engaged by the split nut 0 upon the carriage, the handle 0 (Fig. 3) being employed to throw the carriage out of gear when desired by spreading or opening the said split nut.

The lead screw 0 is constantly driven through the gears 0 (Figs. 1 and 18) engaging the pinion 0 The latter in turn is driven by the gear 0 which engages with the pinion 0 upon the main drive shaft (Z. The shaft 0 carrying the gears c and 0 is mounted upon a swinging arm 0 and pivoted upon the main drive shaft (Z near the end thereof, (the left-hand end thereof, viewing Fig. 1), and adapted for adjustment to different positions to permit the substitution of other gears differently dimensioned from the gear 0 so that a reduction or increase in the speed of the feed screw may at any time be secured by substitution of a single gear.

The main drive shaft (Z carries at its opposite end (Fig. 1) a friction clutch D, the loose member of which maybe thrown in and out by the shipping lever (Z which can be thrown at any position along the machine by means of the overhead shipping rod d Two rotatable shafts e, e extend lengthwise the machine on either side of the central plane thereof, each supporting and holding in position one of the two opposite series of warp threads, the unseparated sheets of which are partially wrapped about their respective shafts. These shafts are removably journaled in the frame pieces at the end of the machine so as to be readily removed after union of the warps is completed to facilitate withdrawal of the united warps from the machine. The shafts e, e are given opposite rotary movements 'by the intermeshing gears e c (Fig. 17) and the train of beveled gears 6 the latter being driven through the inclined shaft 6 the beveled gear 6 and .the intermeshing beveled pinion 6'' fixed upon the main driving shaft d. Slidably mounted upon each shaft 6 (Fig. 2) is a device F which is adapted to select threads singly from the unleased unsepa-rated warp sheet being provided with a tapering nose 7, preferably corrugated for a portion of its length as shown in Fig. 2 and a threaded or screw portion f with an intervening cylindrical portion f. The selecting and separating device has a feather or key fitting a seat or keyway extending lengthwise the shaft 6, (see Fig. 2") so that it may be rotated by the shaft while being propelled and guided lengthwise the same. A standard f upon the carriage 0 having a pair of arms 7, i engages a portion 7', at the end of the selecting and separating device and causes the latter to slide lengthwise the same to correspond with the travel of the carriage G. Since the warp threads pass over the shaft 6 when the warp is placed in position, the advance of each selecting and separating mechanism causes the threads of each series first to travel upon the inclined nose f and, under the resulting increased tension, to be stroked by the corrugations when the inclined nose is provided therewith into a position of parallelism and passed over the cylindrical portion f. There they are engaged by the screw portion F, the advancing lip of which singles out each thread and selects it from the remainingones, the continuation oi the thread of the screw or worm portion then acting to move the selected thread along and further separate it, presenting it at the proper time and place to the action of the thread drawing device. The selecting lip referred to is formed where the groove or thread of the screw cuts through the slightly raised shoulder f at the end of the screw portion f and such raised shoulder bears against and moves across the edge of the sheet of un separated threads, the lip acting to pick oil the threads one by one as the rotation of the shaft 6 causes it to cut through the plane 01": the threads. 'The screw thread extends for a suficient distance to hold separated a series of the threads prior to their engagement by the thread drawing device so that the operator is enabled to check the accurate operation of each selecting and separating screw prior to the taking of the thread by the thread taking device.

A swinging member 1 is mounted upon each arm 7 and carries the tension finger g to hold the threads down into engagement with the selecting and separating de vice and particularly with the screw portion thereof, suitable downward pressure of said tension finger being provided by means of. the adjustable tension spring 9 in general, the operation of the nniting mechanism. in the form in which we have illustrated it is as follows: The carriage being fed with its thread drawing mechanism into alinement with corresponding threads in the two opposing warps, suitable and herein separate thread placing devices are caused to move forward to engage the said threads to draw them across each other and across the central plane of the machine and into substantial parallelism, where they are then. acted upon by appropriate uniting or thread joining mechanism. The free ends of the threads are then severed and the uniting mechanism, which herein consists of means for twisting and cementing the thread ends together, is caused to act. A positioning device, which has previously advanced to assist in maintaining the severed thread ends in appropriate relation to the uniting mechanism, seizes the united threads and lifts the same over and upon a guard or shield which travels with the carriage. In the meantime the carriage has advanced and the mechanism is now in a position to repeat the operation upon the next adjacent pair of threads.

The thread placing devices are best shown in Figs. 2 to 5 and 9 and 10. Except for the 10 'ation of the parts which permit the thread drawing mechanisms to move oppo sitely across the central plane of the machine without interference (see Fig. 9), they are substantially the same. Each comprises a needle h secured to the rocking bar It, the latter being connected by the link It to the cam lever h Each rocking bar 71 is supported by and movable with its lever arm 72, pivoted at h and actuated by the grooved cam it. (Figs. 3 and 4.) The two cams in their two extreme positions are shown in Figs. i: and 5.

These cams, as well as all the other cams and driving mechanism operated by the driving shaft (Z, (Fig. are carried by the carriage C to travel therewith, but are keyed or feathered to the shaft a to be turned thereby while sliding thereon. lVhen the cams are turned to the position shown in Fig. 5, the lever arms h assume the position shown in Fig. 9, and the springs h, which are secured to the links 7L2 pull the needles h into a substantially horizontal position where they are positioned each to grasp its appropriate warp thread on the reverse movement of the lever arm. As the cams move to the position shown in Fig. i, the lever arms each cross the central plane of the machine, the needles drawing their attached threads with them into the position shown in Fig. 10. As each lever arm reaches that position the cam lever it engages the adjustable screw 72. to cause the needle to sweep downward and draw its attached thread end down toward a horizontal position over and across the stationary rest pin 7v on the opposite side of the carriage. The rest pins (one of which is shown in side elevation in Fig. 2) are mounted in. the upper end of a. standard rising from the carriage base, and are of relatively short length, so that the lever arms 71. in their movement from the position shown in Fig. 9 to that shown in Fig. 10, do not engage therewith. The relative location of these parts is clearly shown in side elevation in Fig. 2.

Looking at the machine laterally, the needles operate in av plane adjacent the face of the vertically reciprocating friction pad Z (Fig. 2), so that the threads are drawn down by the needles and across the face of the said pad. Cooperating with the pad Z is a second pad Z, carried upon the face of a cement receptacle I which is kept filled with some suitable cementitious material. The two pads are faced with any suitable ma terial, which, however, is preferably of a somewhat absorbent as well as yielding nature and the face of the pad Z is kept charged with cement from the attached rcceptacle through any suitable system of capillary ducts. The two pads are recipro cated vertically by appropriate cams 7" and Z", driven by the shaft (Z, the pad Z having a rectilinear movement, but the pad Z, when separated position shown in Fig. 13.

lVhen the threads reach this position, the

. free ends which pass from the needle over and about the thread separating mechanism are caused to be severed. (See Figs. 6 and 7.) This is accomplished by two cutters adapted simultaneously to advance for severing the two opposite threads. Each cutter consists of the stationary cutter jaw m (Fig. 6), and the pivoted jaw m, the latter normally held open by the spring m Each jaw is carried upon an upright arm m attached to the double crosshead m sliding upon the guide rods m and adapted to be reciprocated to advance or retract the cutters by the bell crank lever m oscillated by the cam rod m cam roll m and cutter cam m After the threads have been drawn down as described, the cutters advance to include between their jaws the upper and free ends of the drawn and positioned threads as shown in Fig. 10. Further advance brings the heel m of each movable jaw against a stationary pin m causing a depression of the fore-part of the jaw and the severance of the thread (Fig. 6). The cutter cam m (Fig. 8) has a single point so that the cutter mechanism is caused to ad- Vance once during each cycle of operations and sever the thread and then immediately to retract.

Since the threads are drawn through the yielding clamp they are placed across the joining pad without substantial tension and without any marked tendency to snap away from the position in which they are placed when the threads are severed. The severing devices however are so timed that the severing of the threads is followed almost 'immediately by the action of the rubbing pads thus giving the severed threads no opportunity for displacement.

In the meantime, moreover, suitable positioning mechanism has advanced toward the threads and this further assists in maintaining the threads,and particularly the severed ends,in suitable relation to each other and to the pads, and, also acts, after the union thereof, by twisting, rubbing and ce-.

menting, to lift the threads away from the pads and over an appropriate shield or guard. The positioning mechanism consists of a pair of forked positioning arms n, (Fig. 13), each of which has appropriately shaped elliptical movement of the positioning jaws 0t carrying them from a position shown in Fig. 11 into a position where the threads finally enter the angle of the jaws and therefore assist in holding and positioning the threads while the union is being eiiected by the friction pads. The positioning mechanism continuing its movement moves to a position shown in Fig. 12, where the united threads are seized, lifted up and over the pad I, the pad I having been previously depressed down and away from its effective position. The positioning mechanism neXt moves to the position shown in Fig. 13, where the threads have been deposited over the upturned point of the shield 0, which extends over the mechanism at the rear of the carriage C thereby permitting the same to travel under the shed of united threads without interference therewith.

The cams which effected the vertical reciprocation of the two pads are provided each with two points (one only of said cams being shown in Fig. 15) and are arranged relatively to each other so that the elevation of one is accompanied by a depression of the other, the result being that at the appropriate time the drawn threads are rubbed between the alternately raised and depressed cement coated surfaces of the two pads and are then freed by the depression of the pad Z ready to be lifted by the positioning mechanism.

In the meantime the carriage has been advancing and has reached a position in alinement relatively to the next adjacent threads of the two warps so that another cycle of operation, similar to that described, can now be effected and the next pair of threads united in the same way.

It will thus be seen that as the carriage progresses lengthwise the machine between the series of threads in the two warps, which threads are held distended in mass, the separating mechanism acts to single out and separate the individual pairs of threads and that each individual pair, when the appropriate position of alinement is reached, is drawn into the position of engagement with the uniting mechanism, the free ends of the threads severed, the union effected and the united threads withdrawn from the uniting mechanism. This operation proceeds step by step until the entire series has been united, when the entire series of united threads may be withdrawn from the machine. F or this purpose the over head parts of the machine are made readily removable.

Herein provision is made to permitthe uniting mechanism to act upon the individual threads of each series to be united irrespective of a difference or irregularity in spacing. In the form of separating device shown, it is desirable for the effective action of the selecting device that each warp thread engage the lip of the screw at substantially the same angle. In practice, however, commercial warps are not only irregularly spaced. but the two warp sections to be joined are seldom of the same width and spacing. If one has already been in the loom it will usually be narrower and more closely spaced than the other. If both are maintained stationary, therefore, the advance of the uniting mechanism will cause the threads of one warp to bear a varying and an increasingly different relation to the selecting device from the threads of the other warp.

Whether this specific mode of thread separation is employed or not, or whether the alinement of the threads is considered with reference to some other part of the uniting mechanism which acts upon them, it will be evident that some approximately certain relation must be maintained between the warp threads and the uniting mechanism considered as a whole.

One feature of our invention is to provide means for correcting this variation in aline ment arising from difference in the width of the warps and to adaptor compensate the action of the operating mechanism to the different or irregular spacing of the individual warp threads. Obviously, the adjustment of these several elements,the two warps and the uniting mechanism, might be effected in various ways as for example by correctly proportioning the advance of the uniting mechanism to the width of one Warp and then adjusting the position of the other warp to suit the already corrected alinement of the uniting mechanism and the threads of the first Warp.

The actual widths of the warps vary so, however, that this would necessitate a fresh adjustment of the feed of the uniting mechanism for every new width of warp, and we therefore prefer to select a feed for the uniting carriage which is only approximately that desired and preferably a little less than is required to advance it at each cycle of operations into a position of alinement with respect to the shorter of the two warps. \Ve then employ suitable mechanism to d1flerentially adjust the position of each warp carriage to bring the individual threads thereof into appropriate alineinent If the advance of the uniting mechanism is less than that required there will be simultaneously given a slight differential movement of the narrower warp in the opposite direction, and a somewhat greater movement of the wider warp also in the opposite direction, the movement being designed in each case to bring the appropriate threads to be united into the desired relation with each other and with the uniting mechanism. I

Referring now more particularly to the means by which this is accomplished in the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the two warp carriages carry fixedly secured thereto appropriately toothed racks p and (,7 (Figs. 1 and 17) adapted to engage with corresponding worms 1) and The worm p for one carriage is at one end of the machine and the worm for the other is at the opposite end of the machine. A rotary movement of the worm in either case will effect a longitudinal feed of the corre sponding warp carriage and this is designed in each instance with relation to the total length of the warp to be sufficient to bring the individual threads of the warp into proper relation to the uniting mechanism. The 'worm p is given a step-by-step movement of an adjustable amount at every rotation of the lead screw by the following means: Referring more particularly to Figs. 19 and 20, adjacent the face of the worm p is carried the knurled or finely toothed disk 39 rigidly secured to the worm and adapted to be engaged for movement of the worm by the gripping pawls p". The latter is secured to the pin 7) loosely journaled in the swinging arm 72", the op posite end of the pin being secured to the stop lever 10. The lever 7) therefore has swinging movementindependent of but upon thearm 12", such movement being limited in one direction by the adjustable stop screw 1) carried by the arm p. Rotation of the lead screw brings the point of the cam 7) against the end of. the adjustable contact screw p carried by the stop lever 39, and this tends to swing the heel of the latter away from the stop screw bringing the pawl into gripping contact with the toothed periphery of the disk p The movement of the swinging arm 10', which is loosely journaled on the stud p is slightly opposed by friction created by the spring [1 so that the stop lever swings with relatively greater freedom than the arm. When the pawl grips the disk however further movement of the cam swings the stop lever, swinging arm and pawl as a unit *ausing movement of the worm ,1). As the cam drops away from thescrew p retraction of the swinging arm is caused by the tension spring 77 (Fig. 17) attached to the stop lever and therefore causing first a release of the pawl and then a return of both the arm and the stop lever to the position shown in Fig. 19 against the stop pin 19. By adjustment of the contact screw p or the stop screw or both, the effective movement of the pawl 12 may be varied so as to give a movement to the rack and the attached warp carriage to any desired extent within certain limits, and this adjustment will of course be made with reference to the the length of the warp and the differential movement thereof required.

It will be observed that excepting when the cam is acting through the pawl to move the worm and the warp carriage the pawl is out of engagement with its toothed disk 'and the carriage is free to be positioned by hand if desired. lVe have here provided means for -manually positioning the carriage and this comprises (Fig. 1) the pulley 7" fixedly secured to the worm 7) connected by a band or belt 9" with the pulley r at tached to and rotatable with a rotary adjusting rod 7' which is journaled above the machine and may be manually moved by the operator in whatever position he may be. This compensating adjustment, it will be seen, may be effected at any time and independently of the automatic feeding mechanism.

Referring now to Figs. 18, 21 and 22, more particularly, the worm g is operated in substantially the same way as that already described in connection with the worm p. A toothed plate 9 pawl and other parts are provided which are in substantial correspondence with the similarly lettered parts associated with the worm 39'. Instead, however, of a cam operation, movement of the pawl g and the swinging arm 9 and stop lever Q6 is effected by the reciprocating rod which is adj ustably secured (see Fi 18) to the rocking lever 51 the latter pivoted at and adapted to be reciprocated to and fro by the cam fixed to the lead screw, thereby to cause the reciprocatory movement of the pawl g and the differential movement of the corresponding warp carriage. The length of the stroke of the pawl g obviously may be adjusted by changing the position of attachment of the rod 9 and the rocker lever It will thus be seen that we have provided for the series of warp threads a differential and a compensating movement capable of delicate adjustment to suit the individual requiren'ients of each warp and to maintain them in accurate alinement with the continually advancing thread uniting mechanism.

Since the warps may be adjusted to crowd the foremost unseparated threads thereof against the leading end of the thread selecting and separating device, the latter acts to supplement the described mechanism in correcting or compensating for localized irregularities in the spacing of the individual threads of the warp. As they are pushed upon the inclined nose of the selecting and separating device they are brought into an approximately parallel relation and under an increasing tension so that when they encounter the selecting lip they tend to lie closely arranged and in a flat, stretched sheet.

Our invention is not limited to the specific details of the embodiment here described or to the specific means herein described for securing the adaptability of the action of the thread joining mechanism to the irregular or different spacing of the warp threads, but is susceptible of extensive modification and departure from the construction and arrangement of parts here shown without departing from the spirit thereof.

Claims:

1. In a warp uniting machine the combination with means for supporting a pair of warps, warp uniting mechanism, means for causing a progressive relative movement between said warps and said uniting mechanism to permit the action of the latter upon the warp threads and means for adjusting the position of one of said warp supports. I

'2. In a warp uniting machine the combination with means for supporting a pair of warps, warp uniting mechanism, means for feeding said warp uniting mechanism across said warps to unite the threads thereof, and means for differentially adjusting the position of one of said warp supports to bring the threads thereof into the desired alinement relative to the uniting mechanism.

3. In a warp uniting machine the combination with uniting mechanism, means to advance the same relatively across the warps to be united to permit the action thereof upon the warp threads, and compensating means to compensate for an insufficient or excess advance of said uniting mechanism relatively to the individual threads of the warp.

i. In a warp uniting machine the combination with two warp supports of warp uniting mechanism and thread separating mechanism for each of the saidwvarps combined therewith, means to advance the same relatively across the warps and compensating means to compensate for an excessive or insufficient advance relatively to'the thread ends to be united.

In a warp uniting machine the combination with a traversing uniting carriage and two differentially fed warp frames.

6. In a warp uniting machine the combination with a traversing uniting carriage *arrying thread separating means of two warp frames, at least one of which is provided with differential feeding means.

7. In a warp uniting mechanism the combination with uniting mechanism of a pair of adjustably mounted warp holding frames.

8. In a warp uniting machine the combination with uniting mechanism of a plurality of warp supports and means for adjusting one of said supports relatively to the uniting mechanism and relatively to the other support.

9. In a warp uniting mechanism the combination with uniting mechanism of means for holding two warps and means for adjusting the position of said warps relatively to each other.

10. In a machine for acting upon warp threads a thread separating mechanism comprising separating means, a sleeve whereon the same is carried and a shaft for turning said sleeve but pern'iitting travel of the sleeve lengthwise the shaft.

11. In a warp uniting machine, the combination with uniting mechanism of means for holding two warps and means for shitting the position of said holding means relative to each other.

12. In a warp uniting machine, the combination with uniting mechanism, of means for holding two warps and means for shifting the position of said holding means relatively lengthwise.

13. In a machine for operating upon warp threads, means for holding two warps, and means for shifting the position of said holdinganeans relative to each other.

14. In a machine for operating upon warp threads, means for holding two warps and means for shifting the position of said holding means relatively lengthwise.

15. In a warp uniting machine, thread uniting mechanism having means for cementing the united ends, and mechanism to engage a pair of threads to hold and position them while their union is being effected and thereafter to remove them to a predetermined position.

16. In a warp uniting machine the com bination with supports for holding two warps, mechanism adapted to act progressively across the warps and take successive pairs of threads, one thread from each warp and place them. in operative relation to a cementing device, feeding means, and means to cement said threads.

17. In a warp uniting machine the combination with supports for holding two warps in unleased series, thread selecting devices adapted to act progressively across the warps and take successive pairs of threads one thread from each warp, thread placing mechanism and thread cenienting devices.

18. In a warp uniting machine, means to sustain two warps in series, means for ad justing the position of said warps relatively to each other, and means to separate the leading threads of said warps from the body of their respective warps while maintaining them substantially in line therewith.

19. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warps in series, thread uniting mechanism relatively movable with respect to said warps and adapted to act successively upon corresponding threads thereof, means to impart a differential movement bodily to the two warps, means to separate the leading threads oi the two warps while maintaining them substantially in line therewith, and means to draw corresponding threads of the two warps into effective uniting position.

20. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warps in series, uniting means to operate in succession upon corresponding threads of said warps and adapted to have movement lengthwise of said warp holding means, and means to move the two warps in a direction opposite to the movement of said uniting means and differentially with respect to each other.

21. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warps in series, uniting means to operate in succession upon corresponding threads of said warps and adapted to have movement lengthwise of said warp holding means, means to move the two warps in a direction opposite to the movement of said uniting means and differentially with respect to each other, and means manually to adjust the warps relatively to each other.

22. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warps in series, uniting means movable lengthwise of said holding means, means to move said warps in a direction opposite to the n'iovement of the uniting means and differentially with respect to each other and means to separate the leading threads of said warps prelin'iina-ry to the action of the uniting means.

23. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warpsin series, warp uniting mechanism having movement relative to said warps, and means to move both of said warps bodily and differentially with respect to each other.

24. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warps in series, thread uniting mechanism, means to advance said uniting mechanism along the warps, and means to move said warps in opposition to the direction of moven'ient of the uniting mechanism and differentially with respect to each 26. In a warp uniting machine the combination with means for supporting a pair of warps, warp-end-overlapping uniting mechanism, means for causing a progressive relative movement between said warps and said warp-end-overlapping uniting mechanism to permit the action of the latter upon the warp threads, and means for adjusting the position of one of said warp supports. 4

27. In a warp uniting machine the coinbination with warp-end-overlapping uniting mechanism, means to advance the same relatively across the warps to be united to permit the action thereof upon the warp threads and compensating means to compensate for an insufiieient or excess advance of said uniting mechanism relatively to the individual threads of the warp.

28. In a warp uniting machine the combination of a traversing uniting carriage and two movable warp frames.

29. In a warp uniting machine the combination with a traversing carriage having warp-end-overlapping uniting means and a pair of ad'justably mounted warp holding frames.

30. In a warp uniting machine the combination with a uniting mechanism of a pair of warp supports and means for effecting an adjusting warp movement including power driven means to move a i'arp support.

31. In a warp uniting machine the com bination with uniting mechanism of a pair of warp supports, means for effecting an adjusting warp movement including manual and power-driven means to impart such movement to a warp support.

32. In a warp uniting machine the combination with warp-end-overlapping uniting mechanism of a pair of warp supporting frames, means for automatically adjusting one of said frames, and means for also manually adjusting the same.

In a. warp uniting machine the combination of a warp uniting mechanism, a pair of warp supporting frames, means for automatically adjusting both of said frames, and means for manually adjusting one or both of said frames.

34. In a warp uniting machine the combination with warp-end-overlapping uniting mechanism of a warp support. means for feeding said warp support, and means for controlling said feeding means.

An organized machine for joining warp threads having in combination supporting means for holding two warp sections, warp thread joining mechanism, feeding mechanism for causing relative traversing movement between the warp sections and the joining mechanism. selecting and placing devices for taking a pair of threads one from each warp and placing them in operative relation to the joining mechanism and a reciprocatory forked member movable transversely the threads and adapted to receive the threads within its fork and remove the joined threads from the joining mechanism.

36. An organized machine for joining warp threads having in combination supporting means for holding two unleased warp sections, wa-rpthread-joining mechanism, feeding mechanism for causing relative traversing movement between the warp sections and the joining mechanism, thread selecting devices for selecting a pair of threads one from each warp, and reciprocatory thread positioning means movable transversely the threads and including a forked thread engaging member on each side of the joining mechanism and adapted to d aw together the separated threads and assist in positioning them in operative relation thereto.

37. In a warp uniting machine means to sustain two warps in series, means for imparting relative movement to the warp supports and means to cement corresponding threads of the two warps.

38. In a. warp uniting machine, frames to sustain two warps in series, means to impart relative movement to said frames, and means to cement successively the corresponding threads of the two warps.

39. In a warp uniting machine, means to sustain two warps in series, means for adjusting the position of said warps relatively to each other, means to separate the leading threads of said warps from the body of their respective warps, and means to unite said threads by a warp-end-overlapping uniting action.

40. In a warp uniting machine, means to sustain two warps in series, means for adjusting the position of said warps relatively to each other, means to separate the leading threads of said warps from the body of their respective warps, means to sever the selected threads, and means to unite the selected threads.

41. In a warp uniting machine, means to hold two warps in series, warp uniting mechanism having movement relative to said warps, and manual means to move both of said warps bodily and differentially with respect to each other.

, :2. In a warp uniting machine means to hold two warps in series, warp uniting mechanism having movement relative to said warps, and power driven means to move both of said warps bodily and differentially with respect to each other.

4:3 In a warp uniting machine means to hold two warps in series, warp uniting mechanism having movement relative to said warps, and manual and power driven means to move both of said warps bodily and differentially with respect to each other.

44. In a. warp uniting machine means to hold two warps in series. warp-end-over-- lapping uniting mechanism having movement relative to said warps, and .means to move both of said warps bodily and diti'er entially with respect to each other.

if). ln a warp uniting machine, two warp supports relatively movable. thread severing means and .thread uniting means.

46. In a warp uniting machine, two warp supports relatively movable, thread selecting means, thread severing means and thread uniting means.

47. In a warp uniting machine. two warp supports relatively movable, thread selecting means, thread separating means, thread severing means, and thread uniting means.

48. In a warp uniting machine, two relatively movable warp supports, thread severing means and thread-eml-overlapping uniting means.

49. In a warp uniting machine, two relatively movable warp supports, threadendoverlapping uniting mechanism having means to traverse the same across said warps and thread severing means.

50. In a warp uniting machine, a pair of warp frames having warp clamps. said warp frames being relatively movable whereby the warps may be compensated or adjusted with respect to each other, thread severing means and thread uniting means.

51. A machine for acting upon warp threads having a plurality of warp supports, thread-selecting mechanism, means for advancing said mechanism along the machine across said warp supports, and means for adjusting one of said warp supports relatively to the line of action of said threadselecting mechanism.

52. A machine for acting upon warp threads having thread-selecting mechanism, means for advancing the, same along the machine, a pair of warp supports arranged on either side of said selecting mechanism, and means automatically to adjust said supports relatively to the selecting mechanism and relatively to each other to maintain the foremost threads thereof in alinement.

53. A warp-uniting machine having warpuniting means, means for causing relative movement between the same and the warp threads to permit progressively advancing action of the former upon the latter, the said movement being proportioned with reference to the spacing of the threads in one warp, and means for causing relative compensating adjustment between the uniting means and the threads of the remaining warp.

54. A warp-uniting machine having warpuniting means, means for supporting a pair of warps, means for causing progressive action of the uniting mechanism with reference to threads of one warp, and means for causing relative adjustment between the threads of the remaining warp and the position of action of the unitingvmeans.

55. A warpuniting machine having War} uniting means, means for causing relative movement between the uniting means and the warp threads to permit progressively advancing action of the former upon the latter, said movement being proportioned ac cording to the spacing of the threads in one warp. and manually operable means for giving relative compensating adjustment between the uniting means and the threads of the remaining warp.

56. In a warp uniting machine, the combination with two warp supports, warp uniting mechanism. means to move the uniting mechanism relatively to one support to traverse the warp supported thereon, and means automatically to move the other support relatively to the first support.

57. ln a warp uniting machine, the combination with two warp supports, warp unit.- ing mechanism, means to move the uniting mechanism relatively to one support to traverse the warp supported thereon, and means to adjust the other support relatively to the first support to maintain the required alinement between the warp threads and the uniting mechanism.

58. In a mechanism for joining together the ends of two warps, in combination, means for selecting a thread from each or said warps; means for uniting said selected threads; means for advancing the uniting means with relation to one of said warps; and means for moving the other warp with relation to said uniting means.

59. An organized machine to separate threads singly from each of two warps, each of which has its component threads normally irregularly spaced in an unleased sheet, and to join together selected threads from each warp, said machine embodying in combination warp holding means adapted to hold crosswise sections of two such warps, thread joining devices, a support therefor, mechanism to cause a relative traverse between said support and said warp holding means lengthwise the latter and crosswise the two warps, thread-sehwting and presenting dc vices associated with said support and adapted during said traverse successively and progressively to select threads singly from each of the unleased warp sheets and to present the selected threads to the thread joining devices, and instrmnentalities adapted to adjust to the spacing of the warp threads the action of the associated threadselecting and presenting devices and threadjoining devices in their relative traverse, thereby to insure the progressive and successive selection of pairs of threads, one from each warp. and the progressive presentation of such selected threads to the thread-joining mechanism, and to compensate for the varying spacing of the threads of each warp and for the variance of the two warps in total widths thereof.

60. An organized machine for joining the ends of warp threads comprising in combi nation a plurality of warp supports for holding unleased commercial warp sections, warp joining mechanism, feeding means for causing relative change of position between said supports and said joining mechanism to permit the latter to join threads from a plurality of warps, means to present threads that are to be joined operatively to said joining mechanism and compensating means to compensate for or adapt the action of said presenting means to the varying relation of said warp threads on the several supports.

61. An organized machine for joining together the threads of unleased warps comprising in combination supporting devices to hold the crosswise sections of two such warps, operating mechanism including warp joining mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the threads of the two warps, feeding means to cause relative traverse be tween the warp supports and the operating mechanism, devices to present successive pairs of threads one from each warp section to the joining mechanism. and compensating means to compensate for the difference of position of successive threads of the two sec tions with relation to the operating mechanism in the course of its progressive action.

62. An organized machine for joining together the threads of unleased warps comprising in combination supporting devices to hold the crosswise sections of two such warps, warp joining mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the threads of the two warps, feeding means to cause relative traverse between the warp supports and the joining mechanism and compensating means to compensate for the difference in position of the successive threads of the two sections with relation to the joining mechanism in the course of said progressive action.

63. An organized machine for joining together the threads of unleased warps comprisingin combination supporting devices to hold the sections of two such warps, warp joining mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the threads of the two warps, feeding means to cause relative traverse between the warp supports and the joining mechanism, devices to present a pair of threads one from each warp to the joining mechanism and provision to variably and con'ipensatingly adjust the action'of said devices to the varying relation of the successive threads on the two supports to the joining mechanism in the course of such progressive action.

64. An organized machine for joining together the threads of unleased warps comprising in combination supporting devices to hold the crosswise sections of two such warps, warp joining mechanisn'i adapted to act progressively upon the threads of the two warps, feeding means to cause relative traverse between the warp supports and the joining mechanism, and compensating means to compensate for, and adapt the action of said mechanism to, the irregular spacing of the individual threads on said warp supports.

65. An organized machine for oining warps having in combination supporting means for supporting two warp sections, the threads of each warp section lying normally in substantially the same plane, thread taking mechanism for taking a thread from each of said warps, means for bringing said threads together at a uniting device, a uniting device for uniting said threads and means to adjust the relation of the said devices to the foremost unjoined threads in a direction transversely the warps to adapt their action to any irregularity or differ ence of spacing of the individual threads in the two warp sections.

66. An organized machine forjoining warp ends having in combination warp supporting means to support side by side two unleased warp sections, mechanism for operating progressively upon the warp threads, a support therefor, feeding means for causing relative traversing movement between the warp sections and said support, said operating mechanism comprising thread joining mechanism, together with a thread selecting device for each warp adapted to bear against and move across the edge of the unseparated warp sheet and to pick off the threads one by one therefrom, and comprising also thread placing means to place said threads in operative relation to said thread joining mechanism, and compensating means to permit the action of said operating mechanism irrespective of any irregularity or difference in the spacing of the warp threads.

67 An organized machine for joining warp ends having in combination warp supporting means to support two unleased warp sections, mechanism for operatingeprogressively upon the warp threads, a support therefor, feeding means for causing relative traversing movement between the warp sections and said support, said operating mechanism comprising thread joining mechanism, a thread selecting device for each warp adapted to bear against and move across the edge of the unseparated warp sheet and to pick off the threads one by one therefrom, separating means for each warp for further separating each selected thread from the unseparated threads of its warp section, thread placing means to place said threads together side by side in operative relation to said thread joining mechanism, thread severing means, and compensating means to permit the progressive action of said operating mechanism on the threads across the Warp sections, irrespective of irregularities or difierence in spacing of the individual threads.

(38. An organized machine for uniting Warp threads comprising in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warp, said mechanism including uniting means to unite pairs of threads and devices for selecting and taking away the threads in pairs one from each "arp and presenting them to the uniting means, feeding mechanism, and power driven means to provide relative adjustment between the uniting means and the threads of each warp support.-

(39. An organized machine for uniting warp threads comprising in combination two warp supports operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warp, said mechanism including uniting means to unite pairs of threads and devices for selecting and taking away the threads in pairs one from each warp and presenting them to the unit ing means, feeding mechanism and means to cause relative compensating adjustment between the uniting means and the threads of each warp support.

70. An organized machine for unitin warp threads comprising in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warp, said mechanism including uniting means to unite pairs of threads and devices for selecting and taking away the threads in pairs one from each warp and presenting them to the uniting means, feeding mechanism and separate power driven means to provide relative adjustment independently between the threads of each warp and the unitipg means.

71. An organized machine for uniting warp threads comprising in combination wo warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warp, said mechanism including uniting means to unite pairs of threads and devices for selecting and taking away the threads in pairs one from each warp and presenting them to the uniting means, feeding mechanism and separate and independent compensating means to cause relative compensating adjustmentbetween the threads of each warp and the 'uniting means.

72. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads having in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warps, said operating mechanism including selecting devices for selecting and taking away successive threads from each warp feeding mechanism, and manual means to adjust threads of one warp in relation to the operating mechanism and to the remaining warp.

73. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads having in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warps, said operating mechanism including selecting devices for selecting and taking away successive threads from each warp feeding mechanisin and manual and power driven means to cause relative adjustment between the operating mechanism and threads of each warp support.

n. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads having in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the warp threads across the width of the warps, said operating mechanism including selecting devices for selecting and taking away successive threads from each warp feeding mechanism, power driven means to cause relative con'ipensating adjustment between the operating mechanism and the threads of each warp support, and manual means to com pcnsatingly adjust the relation between the operating means and threads of one of the warp supports.

75. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads having in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the threads of each warp across the width thereof, said operating mechanism including devices for selecting and taking away successive threads from each warp feeding mechanism and manual means to cause relative compensating adjustment between the operating mechanism and threads of each warp support. a

76. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads having in combination two warp supports, operating mechanism adapted to act progressively upon the threads of each warp across the width thereof, said operating mechanism including devices for selecting and taking away successive threads from each warp feeding mechanism and independent manual means to cause relative compensating adjustment between threads of each warp support and the operating mechanism.

77. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads havin in combination a support for holding a series of substantially parallel warp threads, a support for a second series of parallelelements, operating mechanism, including thread selecting means, adapted to act progressively upon said Warp threads and said second set of parallel elements, feeding mechanism and manual and power driven means to cause relative adjustment between said operating mechanism and elements on each of said supports.

78. An organized machine for joining warp threads comprising in combination supports for two warps, warp joining mechanism, feeding means for causing relative traverse between the joining mechanism and the warps, warp thread presenting devices topresent warp threads to be joined in operative relation to said joining mechanism and manual compensating means to provide for the presentation of said threads operatively to said mechanism irrespective of differences or irregularities in spacing of the threads in said warps.

79. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads having in combination a shaft, thread holding devices which hold the threads partially wrapped around said shaft, operating mechanism and feeding means for causing relative traverse between the operating mechanism and the thread holding devices said operating mechanism including a rotary warp thread selecting device slida ly mounted on the shaft.

80. An organized machine for uniting warp threads, having in combination supports for holding two warps, operating mechanism and feeding means for causing relative traverse between the operating mechanism and the warps, said operating mechanism including a rotary thread selecting device for each warp and a shaft on which each such device is slidably mounted to be driven by the shaft while adapted to travel lengthwise of the same.

81. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads or other. parallel weaving elements, containing in combination operating mechanism for progressively selecting, positioning and operating upon the successive members of a series of such elements, said operating mechanism embodying a splined shaft with a selecting device mounted for endwise movement thereon and driven for selecting operation by rotative movement of said shaft, a support carrying auxiliary means to operate upon the progressively selected elements said selectin device being maintained in cooperative re ation to said support, and feeding means to provide relative movement between the support and the splined shaft.

82. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads or other parallel weaving elements, having in combination the following instrumentalities: operating mechanism for progressively selecting, positioning and operating upon the successive members of a series of such elements, a support for the operating mechanism, feeding means to cause relative traversing movement between the support and a series of such elements, said operating mechanism including a selecting device and a longitudinal guiding member from which said selecting device receives guidance during the relative traversing movement of the support but with relation to which it moves longitudinally during said traversing movement.

83. An organized machine for operating upon warp threads or other parallel weaving elements, having in combination the following instrumentalities: operating mechanism for progressively selecting, positioning and operating upon the successive members of a series of such elements, a support for the operating mechanism, feeding means to cause relative traversing movement between the support and a series of such elements, said operating mechanism including a selecting device and a shaft with relation to which said support also has traversing movement, said selecting device receiving guidance from said shaft and also having its operative selecting movement imparted thereby during the said traversing movement.

84. An organized machine for joining warp threads having in combination suportin means for holdin two unleased warp sections spaced apart, operating mechanism for operating progressively upon the threads of the two warps, feeding mechanism for causing relative traversing movement between the war sections and the operating mechanism, tie latter including thread joining mechanism, a'thread selecting device for each Warp adapted to bear against the edge of the unseparated warp sheet and pick off the foremost thread therefrom, devices to engage and further separate the selected threads, and thread conveying means to bring the threads together side by side at said thread joining mechanism.

85. An organized machine for joining warp threads having in combination supporting means for holding two unleased warp sections, operating mechanism for operating progressively upon the threads of the two warps, feeding mechanism for causing relative traversing movement between the warp sections and the operating mechanism, a thread selecting device for each warp adapted to bear against the edge of the unseparated warp sheet and pick off the threads therefrom, and separate conveying devices for each warp to engage and convey aselected thread toward said thread joining mechanism.

86. An organized machine for joining warp threads having in combination supporting means to support two unleased warp sections, operating mechanism for operating progressively upon the warp threads, feeding means for causing relative traversing 

